The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-11

The Claim Made by the Omcers-Death of
One of the Wounded Men.
LONDON. Sept 10.-The police at Mitchels-
town assert that the trouble there yesterday was
due to the Nationalist leaders shouting for the
mob to hold together. The town to-day is quiet
The Nationaiists are exultant the good
fight they made yesterday. A Tipperary boy
broke through square composed of twelve
policeman. and fought them single
handed. The police finally overpowered
him. but the mob made a rush
and rescued him from his cap
tors. The police paraded this morning. A
majority of them wore bandages the
wounds they received yesterday. Fourteen
policemen were injured during the rioting and
have been carried to the hospital.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that the memory
of old man Riordan, lying dead in the market
place at Mitchelstown, his gray hair matted
with blood, will haunt both nations for many
days to come
The Dublin Freeman's Journal says: "The
blood-stan is indelibly attached to Mr. Balfour,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and to the govern
ment." The Journal accuses the officials of
sending force of police and reporter to Mitch
elstown, whose evidence the warrants against
Mr.. O'Brien and Mr.. Vaudeville, the poor-law
guardian. were issued for the special purpose Of
exasperating the crowd.
The London Globe says that Mr. OBrien and
his friends have at last succeeded in bringing
about bloodshed. Upon them rests the entire
moral responsibility for the death of those killed
at Mitchelstown yesterday. Another person has
died from the effects of injuries received during
the rioting yesterday.
The Government VIII Not Turn Back.
Special the indianapolis Journal
LONDON, Sept lot must not be imagined
that the government intends to let the proclama-
ton of the National League remain dead letter
The Ministry will almost Immediately move to
suppress a number of local branches ip Ireland,
aud have virtually promised their supporters
that they will 40 so. They are daily re-
ceiviug encouragement from Tory mem
bers. who claim that the idea has
actually given spirit to the party, and
increased the confd ence of their supporters in
the country. On the other hand the proclama-
ton has undoubtedly given the league, which,
in some parts of Ireland, morinund,
fresh lease of life and vigor. The government
has made the League the symbol of patriotism
to every Irish heart. and lis GOO. 900 members
will certainly be largely added to before the gov
eminent has done with its work.
Mr.. Vincent Scully, the landlord who spoke
asserted that he led to publicly associate
himself with the league by the proclamation.
His example was followed by other Irishmen of
position and by a number of English Liber-
ais 1t looks as if half the Liberal party in the
House of Commons would soon be members of
the league. While the government treat Ire
land criminal and an en-
envy, the English Liberals treat
her as an equal and a friend.
There is certain to be struggle between the
government and the league, and it is all-import-
ant that the struggle should be which
the league can look back without regret. In this
conflict the association with them OF their Eng
lish friends will supply useful and steadying
influence. Such acts as the proclamation of the
league, the prosecution of Mr.. OBrien, and the
bloody work Mitchelstown. necessarily
provocative in their nature. and il left to them
selves the Irish people might become desperate
and destroy all chances of success to their cause
in a hopeless struggle against superior force.
As things now stand, there is excuse for be-
coming desperate They have at their back the
Liberal party, which has never hitherto been de-
feated in the long run in cause that it really
cared to win. and behind the Liberal party il is
almost certain that there is. even now, arraved
majority of the people OF Great Britain. Ire
land Is within view of the goal of her desires. and
has only to be patient little while loncer-con-
tending courageously in the meantime against
her enemies, but contendine only by legitimate
rneans-until her desires shall be ACCOMPLISHED.